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Jean Kwok is the award-winning, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Leftover Woman (coming 10/10/23), Girl in Translation, Mambo in Chinatown, and Searching for Sylvie Lee, which was a Read with Jenna Today Show Pick. Her work has been published in twenty countries and is taught in schools across the world.

She has been selected for numerous honors, including the American Library Association Alex Award, a Goodreads Choice Awards Semi-Finalist for Mystery & Thriller, the Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book Award, an Orange New Writers title, and the Sunday Times Short Story Award international shortlist. She was one of twelve authors asked by the Agatha Christie estate to write an original, authorized Mis ...more

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	Girl in Translation 3.99 avg rating — 58,592 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Searching for Sylvie Lee 3.64 avg rating — 40,683 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leftover Woman 3.75 avg rating — 29,978 ratings — published 2023 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Agatha Christie (Creator), Naomi Alderman (Goodreads Author), Leigh Bardugo (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 22,075 ratings — published 2022 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mambo in Chinatown 3.76 avg rating — 5,679 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lonely Stories by Natalie Eve Garrett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Megan Giddings, Claire Dederer 3.65 avg rating — 1,303 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of COVID-19 by Jennifer Haupt (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Edoardo Ballerini (Narrator), January LaVoy (Narrator) 3.81 avg rating — 884 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Volume 0: Issue One by Abby Geni, Juliet Escoria (Goodreads Author), Jean Kwok (Goodreads Author) 3.27 avg rating — 971 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dominion (The Silk and Iron Trilogy #1) 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Gods Fly 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“What a relationship looks like on the outside isn't the same as what it's like on the inside. You can be more in love with someone in your mind than with the person you see every day.”
― Jean Kwok, Girl in Translation

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“Sometimes our fate is different from the one we imagined for ourselves.”
― Jean Kwok, Girl in Translation

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“Nobody can change who you are, except for you.”
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

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The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

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Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

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The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

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Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok

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message 5: by Kenyatta

Jul 14, 2019 07:06AM

Hi Jean, thank you for the friendship on Goodreads. I look forward to reading your books.

All the best!

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message 4: by Mysti

Mar 19, 2011 04:55PM

Jean wrote: "Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"

Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find..."

I sent you a link through a message.

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message 3: by Jean

Mar 18, 2011 10:33PM

Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"

Mysti, do you have a link or any other info so I can try to find this commercial? Is it for the Ipad? Where did you see it? Thanks!

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message 2: by Jean

Mar 18, 2011 10:28PM

Mysti wrote: "Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!"

Mysti, I didn't know that! Thanks so much for telling me, very exciting! Best, Jean

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message 1: by Mysti

Mar 17, 2011 08:30AM

Saw an Apple commercial about their e-reader and noticed your book was part of the collection. How exciting for you!

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